Los Gatos stayed at No. 3, and Milpitas remained No. 4, although Bellarmine College Prep threatened to leap one or both of them given its impressive early-season resume.

The Bells won Friday against San Leandro, which had beat James Logan, which had beat San Ramon Valley, which had beat Pittsburg.

Bellarmine also defeated Franklin, which bounced back from its loss to the Bells with a 43-3 win last week. Kyle Macauley (No. 5 in photo above from last season) and Anthony Guttadauro combined for 326 yards and four TDs against San Leandro.

The No. 2 team struggled to keep its top playmakers healthy last season and believes it cost them an opportunity to win a championship. If the team can avoid the injury hits this season, it has the looks of a squad that can win league and section titles and perhaps contend beyond.

The No. 4 team won a Central Coast Section title last season, watched some of its top players move on to college football but still returns a team that is expected to be in the thick of its league and section battles.

The No. 7 team is a perennial playoff contender that enters this season flying a bit under the radar, having to replace a talented quarterback now in major college football and coming off a year in which it did not win league or section titles.

The No. 8 team finished in a tie for first place in its division last season and qualified for the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs behind a slew of talented and physical players. It will have to reload but is optimistic about the upcoming season.

The No. 9 team fell a little short of its goals last season, losing in a Central Coast Section final after just missing out on the section’s Open Division playoffs. The team lost some key players, including a standout running back and all-area defensive back, but its goals remain the same.

The No. 10 team has the most experienced quarterback in its league, and his continued development has the team’s coach optimistic about the prospects for another run at the Central Coast Section Open Division title.